Example sentences of "sets [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although IBM , Apple and Motorola have a forged an agreement for the duration of their project , there remain obvious legal implications for a vendor who might want to stick say Sun Sparc and MIPS RISC instruction sets on to a single piece of silicon . |
| 2 | ( In fact , sets right at the top of this range were only rarely included in the testing programme . ) |
| 3 | As caries sets in at a weak point in the tooth 's enamel and spreads to rot the whole tooth , so an appeal to the crown could trigger the decay of local autonomy . |
| 4 | Now erm suddenly , it sets in at one particular temperature , this resistance just disappears entirely . |
| 5 | They are a lovey-dovey couple , much given , for reasons that remain obscure , to roguishly gagging each other with bits of masking tape , but tension sets in with the arrival of Clara 's best friend Lillibet from America . |
| 6 | of course , if the vacancy requirements fluctuate as well , as is the case with contractors , a kind of see-saw effect sets in with the recruitment team oscillating between periods of intense activity and chaos on the one hand , and having nothing to do on the other hand . |
| 7 | A steel frame , bolted together , which can be finished in a matter of months , before the Armenian winter sets in with temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing , it 's the brainchild of a school consultancy from Gloucester , but it 's taken agreement between Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher at today 's Downing Street talks to make it happen . |
| 8 | Umbrellarama … a forest of umbrella 's brightens up the Hong Kong stadium 's cloak of grey as the rain sets in on finals day . |
| 9 | He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day . |
| 10 | The troops crack on as the storm sets in over So Kon Po . |
| 11 | The north-east monsoon sets in during October . |
| 12 | Thanks to its central mountain range , Sri Lanka has two monsoons : the North-East monsoon sets in during October , the South-West monsoon in April . |
| 13 | It is also true that when a decline sets in in F1 , it is very difficult to retain one 's status . |
| 14 | Institutionalism sets in after a few months , and active people slow down and soon learn not to complain . |
| 15 | Gourlay opened the second set with a double , but two ends later found himself two sets down after a maximum 4 and a 3 gave Corsie the set 7-2 . |
| 16 | Selected 24-piece cutlery sets down from £120 to £79 . |
| 17 | Our cask-conditioned party could all agree on one thing , we 'd love to be on board the Champagne Express when it sets fullsteam-ahead for Reims this August . |
| 18 | A few million dollars were kept abroad to provide for the family 's regular needs from videos and colour television sets through to Nicolae Ceauşescu 's preferred Gillette razors . |
| 19 | Now Blackburn pushing forward , sets away inside the penalty area but who 's been so convincing in the Shrewsbury goal tonight and made some important contributions , makes another one there , so alert , racing off the line to get there before could get a snip . |
| 20 | Moving with the easy gliding movement that is second nature Liessa sets off towards her own dragon , Laolith , who turns his great horsey head towards her . |
| 21 | The bass drum beats and the parade sets off as one to march twice past the Inspecting Officer . |
| 22 | Camus sets off into the night . |
| 23 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 24 | One person sets off across the pool facing away from the children and says ‘ What 's the time Mr Shark ’ ? |
| 25 | Thus each evening Silene bathes her white body in the ocean , then sets off across the skies to caress her sleeping lover . |
| 26 | This one is n't a novel , but a personal travelogue whose scenario can be summed-up thus : successful , celebrated author buys an old biplane and sets off across America to recreate the old barnstorming days while rediscovering himself and his country and … |
| 27 | He gets up early in the morning , saddles his ass , cuts the wood for the sacrifice , and taking two young servants and Isaac with him , he sets off for the place of which God has told him . |
| 28 | When even the milkmen and the postmen are not on the streets , he sets off for his daily three hour run , then swims for an hour before finally starting his day 's work as a leather goods salesman . |
| 29 | Then , from U hu , someone else sets off for Lāmri and for Lorpa . |
| 30 | This is where one sets off for what are often called the Loch Lochy Munros : Sron a'Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga , and the no less worthy Corbett of Ben Tee . |